What is the evidence of the Hanbalis and the Malikis for determining when the eclipse prayer has been caught?
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According to the Malikis, the eclipse prayer consists of two cycles (rak'ahs), and the first bowing (rukū') in them is a , not a pillar. They consider a rak'ah to be caught by catching the second bowing, because it is the obligatory one. As for the Hanbalis, they believe that the first bowing is the essential one and the second is supplementary, and a rak'ah is not caught in their view except by catching the first bowing.
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